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GETT, THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM
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Completed - HEBREW - Drama - 115 minutes




Year of production : 2014

Director(s) : Ronit ELKABETZ, Shlomi ELKABETZ
 Writer(s) : Ronit ELKABETZ, Shlomi ELKABETZ
 Cast : Ronit ELKABETZ, Menashe NOY, Simon ABKARIAN, Sasson GABEI, Eli GORNSTEIN, Gabi AMRANI, Rami DANON, Roberto POLLACK

 Producer(s) : Michael ECKELT (RIVA FILMPRODUKTION GMBH), Sandrine BRAUER (ELZEVIR FILMS), Shlomi ELKABETZ (DBG FILMS (ISRAEL))

Synopsis

The trial story of Viviane Amsalem's five year fight to obtain her divorce in front of the only legal authority competent for divorce cases in Israel, the Rabbinical Court. Viviane and her lawyer must face the uncompromising attitude of Elisha, the husband, who doesn’t even respond to the rabbis convocations. When he is finally obliged to come to court, he keeps refusing the divorce (Gett) even though they've been separated for years. Witnesses are called, the procedure drags on, while Viviane is still unable to recover her dignity.

Production

Country(ies) : GERMANY, FRANCE, ISRAEL

Festivals and Awards

Cannes 2014 (world premiere)
filmfest hamburg 2014
Taipei Golden Horse 2014
IFF Jerusalem 2014 (Best Film & Audience Award & Best Actor (Menashe Noy))
IFF San Sebastián 2014
Fest on Wheels 2014
Scanorama 2014
Israel Ophir Awards 2014 (Best Film)
Israel Ophir Awards 2014 (Best Supporting Actor (Sasson Gabei))
Goteborg 2015
golden globes 2015 (Best Foreign Film)


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